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Album Review: A Place to Bury Strangers – Hologram EP

Tim SentzJuly 15, 2021

For almost 20 years now, NYC’s A Place to Bury Strangers have carried the noise-rock torch that was relayed to them by the Jesus and Mary Chain and Joy Divisio...

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Hip Hop 2021: Halftime

Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Ethan Reis, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, John Amen, Brody Kenny and John WohlmacherJuly 5, 2021

We count down the Top 30 rap albums of the year so far...

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Album Review: Lightning Bug – A Color of the Sky

Tim SentzJuly 1, 2021

So far, no two Lightning Bug records have sounded the same. The minimalism of their 2015 debut Floaters hasn’t followed the quintet through either follow-up; ...

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Album Review: Pom Pom Squad – Death of a Cheerleader

Tim SentzJune 30, 2021

Brooklynites Pom Pom Squad are finally dropping their debut album. What started out as a solo project of frontwoman Mia Berrin in 2015 has over time become a f...

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Album Review: Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost

Tim SentzJune 29, 2021

In the span of a decade, the ringleaders of upstart California posse Odd Future have taken over the world of music. Between Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt, and T...

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Album Review: Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant

Tim SentzJune 25, 2021

It's taken Hiatus Kaiyote a good chunk of time to follow-up 2015’s Choose Your Weapon. It's been a tumultuous six years weren’t easy for the Melbourne band; so...

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Album Review: Max Bloom – Pedestrian

Tim SentzJune 21, 2021

You can’t really blame Max Bloom. He was singer and guitarist for the (at one point) beloved 90s throwback rock band Yuck, who were on the rise after their rol...

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Album Review: Islands – Islomania

Tim SentzJune 11, 2021

It’s been five years since the last one-two punch from Nick Thorburn’s Islands – 2016’s double header of Taste and Should I Remain in Sea? showcased the band’s...

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BPM’s Darkest Albums

John Wohlmacher, John Amen, Brody Kenny, Ray Finlayson, Todd Dedman, Aleksandr Smirnov, Tim Sentz, Matthew Barton, Jasper WIllems, JT Early, Rob Hakimian, Ana Leorne, Kyle Kohner, Jeremy J. Fisette and Chase McMullenMay 31, 2021

Grab a cup of tea, hold on to your favourite My Little Pony plushie, and venture with us into the nether realms of the darkest albums according to the BPM team...

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Album Review: black midi – Cavalcade

Tim SentzMay 28, 2021

Nobody is doing what black midi are doing. This freaky band of misfits have spawned an entire legion of devout fans and cultists who are drawn to the controlle...

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